THANK YOU FOR SAVING OUR TILLY
My name is Ashley Borthwick. My fiancé Neil and I adopted Tilly from your organization on Feb 11th 2009. We already had two little dogs (12lbs and 20Lbs) and they were best friends but we decided that we had a large enough house, enough time and unquestionably enough love to take one more dog on to complete our family. We were looking for a larger family dog and when I saw the picture of Tilly I knew I had to have her.
Tilly, Tilson, Tilson Avenue (don’t ask I don’t know why), Till Tills, Tilly Willy any of the above work… oh yes and treat (she comes to that too) has turned out to be the most loveable, obedient, sweet natured baby an owner could ask for. I appreciate how candid “4theloveofcanines” is with their assessment of the dogs they rescue. Everything I was told about Tilly was true. She started off a little nervous, unsure, didn’t seem to understand kisses, wasn’t sure about her curious and often pesty brother and sister, wasn’t fond of stairs or the basement ……. boy did that change quickly!!!!
I have included some pictures for you to show you how amazing Tilly has adapted to her new family. She has a brother Bunky B and a sister Cookie who is her best pal. They all get along great but Tilly and Cookie have an extra special bond. Cookie follows Tilly around everywhere, she has to sniff what Tilly sniffs, run where Tilly runs, eat what Tilly eats….. right out of Tilly’s bowl if she feels to (and Tilly doesn’t mind for a minute). Cookie is constantly learning from Tilly and I believe Tilly enjoys teaching and protecting her, we find she nutures Cookie like her own pup in many ways.
Tilly and Cookie play together something fierce. It is such a sight to see them at top speed chase each other around the house (Cookie can cut corners much faster than Tilly or she would be dead in the water) only to roll into each other’s grasps on the couch for a good ole fashion game of play wrestling. Cookie somehow gets her head into Tilly’s mouth and they can’t seem to get enough of doing that (I guess because there is so much trust between them).
Below is a picture of a conservation park near our house where the dogs run free together and have all kinds of dog friends. As you can see from the picture Cookie follows Tilly everywhere, she is always racing to keep up in the open fields to her big sister and best pal. Tilly enjoys long walks and runs and welcomes the opportunity to make new friends with any dog. She loves initiating games of chase with these new canine friends and carries that on until she is called to see what the next adventure has in store.
“Hey wait up”
Free as a bird
This is Cookie (AKA Grime Grimes) mucking around in the park with her best friend Tilly
We have rented a cottage on a lake this summer for a week and we are heading up there with the dogs at the end of August. We are hoping to introduce Tilly to swimming and fetch in the water, so we’ll keep you posted on how she does with that milestone.
Neil and I are getting married on Aug 29th and we have decided instead of giving a bombineer to our guests at the end of the evening, we would like to make a donation to the organization that saved Tilly from certain death. We made up tent cards for our wedding with your information and web site on the card with a picture of Tilly. We will place a couple on each table and intend to speak about why we chose to forgo a gift for our guests and donate to this wonderful organization. We have included one of the tent cards with the cheque to your charity in the mail, you should receive this shortly. We can only hope that it will help rescue another loving dog that needs a safe and happy home!
We were also reading on your web page about your wish list and Tilly has asked if she can pick out the stuff at Pet Smart for the Christmas Care Package we will be sending along to you in December.
Tilly made a huge impact on her two Grammas who love to visit her and babysit her whenever they have the chance. From Neil and I, Bunky and Cookie and her Grammas, we just wanted to thank you for the efforts you make every day and for bringing Tilly into our lives. We will be forever grateful that we get to be her parents and spend the rest of her days loving and taking care of her.
Love The Borthwicks (Ashley, Neil, Bunky B, Cookie & Tilly)
P.S. Your Videos on your site are hilarious! Dagmar and the kitty remind me of Tilly and Cookie and the dog dancing to Grease is toooo cute!
